Happy Valentines Day chaps! As my main love in life is making things, I wanted to share a quick and simple DIY today that you can make for a loved one or yourself at any time of the year. It’s … Continue reading →

As much as I love a good vintage frock, I spend most of the time I’m not in work wearing jeans and a t-shirt or tank, with a big cardigan thrown over the top for good measure. I’m ALL about … Continue reading →

This morning I got up and painted the picture above (well, just the heart bit, the text is from the A Beautiful Mess photo app). All throughout 2015, my big sister is doing her bit to Celebrate a Day With … Continue reading →

For the past couple of months we’ve been forecast snow but it’s always turned out to be disappointingly sleety, so I was surprised to wake up to actual snow on Thursday morning (or #thundersnow as it was dubbed on Twitter. … Continue reading →

Hello. How’s 2015 treating you so far? My January has been ok, though I’m definitely looking forward to some lighter mornings. This time of year, with the sparkly distraction of Christmas a distant memory, is when I really start to … Continue reading →

Happy new year! I hope that the first few days of 2015 have been good to you. I’m slowly pulling myself out of my Christmas hibernation and back into the real world. I don’t really go in for traditional new … Continue reading →

I know, I know! Christmas is pretty much over now but I just wanted to hop on here and share a few pictures from our local Christmas fair where we had a stall earlier in December. 2014 has been a … Continue reading →

Happy halloween! I know we don’t really celebrate it that much here in the UK but literally any excuse to eat sweets and dress up a bit, and I am all in. I wanted to make and share a little … Continue reading →

My absolute favourite birthday present when I turned 30 back in July was from Fiona, who drew an illustration of me incorporating a few – ok lots – of my favourite things. There are dresses, books, baking, wool, mushrooms, leaves, … Continue reading →

If there’s one thing that makes me feel like autumn is definitely here, it’s making jam. This year was kind of different, because I was teaching my mum to make jam. This seems odd to me as she is the … Continue reading →